Lead for Change Blog
8th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#1 in 2021), with speaker Teresa Baxter from Long Beach, CA, virtual via Zoom, Monday, February 8, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm
February 14, 2021Teresa Baxter gave us a virtual tour of her Long Beach Retail Collective. There are 24 retailers or so involved, and it’s very impressive! Kim K volunteered to serve as member and Secretary on the Board of Directors of Fair Trade Minneapolis. Karen is also a member and President of the Board. In Minnesota, to […]
Fair Trade Resolution
February 12, 2021S.1819-148R calls for the university seek formal designation as a Fair Trade institution. In addition to this Student Association Senate resolution, the Graduate Student Association and University Senate also passed resolutions requesting the university to pursue Fair Trade Designation.
Chamber of Commerce
February 12, 2021We promoted the Chamber of Commerce’s COVID-19 relief efforts to help local business through a Buy Local Bonus. This was promoted in the weekly Net Impact newsletter. “Buy Local Bonus (link to website) – The City will purchase up to twenty-five $20 gift cards from various qualified local businesses. These gift cards will then be […]
Grace Central Coast
February 12, 2021We promoted COVID-19 relief efforts from Grace Central Coast in the Net Impact weekly newsletter: “Grace Central Coast (provided a link to website) – if you are in need of food, stop by the SLO Campus (1350 Osos St. SLO) Saturday morning from 8am-10am. If you are unable to go in person, there is also […]
Five North Chocolate Event
February 10, 2021kfl12
February 10, 2021Fair Trade – Introduction
February 9, 2021
Fair Spring Programming
February 8, 2021The Fair Trade Campaigns Fair Fall programming was a hit with campaigners and advocates alike! Did you miss out on the fun of Fair Fall? Don’t fret! We’ve condensed each of the months themes and resources in our blog post entitled, “Fielding Fair Fall.” Check it out here! With the success of Fair Fall, we […]
Sama Kubba
February 6, 2021
Fielding Fair Fall
February 3, 2021In the fall of 2020, the Fair Trade Campaigns staff came together to ask the question, “How can we keep campaigners engaged even amidst a world full of unanswered questions and fear?” We had to forgo Fair Trade Finals since so many campuses were remote or closing early, so coming up with a new solution […]